The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-10-20
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Items of Interest From Both Sides
of the Divide.

Items OF Interest From Both Sides
of the Divide.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.
A dwelling house in Billings was. des-
troyed by fire last week. -
Mary Peterson, of Fort Benton, has
been sent to jail for 60 days for unlawful
cohabitation.
The Ma litoba reached Great Falls last
Saturday in the midst of a high old time
held in honor of it's arrival.
The trial of the libel suit against the
Miner Publishing Company by the ten
ants of the Lizzie Bl,ck, Butte, has be-
gun.
The public school at Billings was
closed one day last week on account OF
not having fuel sufficient to warm the
building.
P. P. Shelby reached Helena from St.
Paul last Saturday. He Will occupy the
position of Traffic Manager of the Mon
tana Central raiload.
The manager Of Billy Emerson's Min
strels has decided not to risk coming to
Butte on account of the recent taxing of
the Alvin Joslin diamonds.
independents: It is reported that at
Scratch Gravel, not far from Helena,
about twenty horses have recently died
from the prevalent epizootic.
Inter Mountain, 18th: E. L. Bonner
came up from Deer Lodge last night.
Mr.. Bonner says the Bitter Root railroad
will be finished in forty days.
r After examining the general
ship law, Col. Napton Saturday decided
not to accept the appointment to the Of
fee. and notified Governor Leslie accord
ingly.
The supreme court on the 18th adjudg-
ed James A. Murray, of Butte. guilty OF
contempt of court, fixing his fine at $500.
The costs assessed against him amount to
$500 additional.
J.D. Weatherwax, an old-timer, for
merly merchant of Benton and Utica,
but of late years engaged in mining in
Yogo was few days since found dead in
bed in his cabin.
The Manitoba is completed. The con.
struction Of the Montana Central has be-
gun, and from those who are in charge it
is almost assured that the road will reach
Helena by November 20.
The notorious half-breed desperado
Bill Jackson, who was shot by Officer
Gillespie on September 22nd, died on
Friday at Spokane Falls The coroner's
jury brought in a verdict of justifable
homicide.
c. Potter and others of the Union
Pacific reached Butte Saturday night
Interviews with w. A. Clark failed te
bring any understanding of the salt ques
ton and the matter stands about where
it did before.
While returning from the Great Falls
celebration to Fort Shaw Sergeant Blume
of the Third infantry band, was thrown
tanned fracture of one of his legs neal
the ankle.
Harry Grabhorn, who murdered hi
wife at Dillon on July 10Th, was convict
cd Friday at Dillon of murder in the
second degree and sentenced by Judge
McLeary to the penitentiary for life al
hard labor. Grabhorn was jealous of ;
man named Sapp at whose house him
self and wife lived.
Manager John Mcguire, of Montana
and Manager McCourt, Of the Tabo
Grand Opera House, Denver, have form
ed partnership in theatrical speculation
and their first enterprise will be the ia
nous Thomas Mast in lectures through
out Colordo, Montana, Arizona, California
etc.
Last Monday morning the bolt holding
the brake on the hoist at the Rena mine
Argenta, became loosened, and the de
scending ore bucket became unmanage
able,- striking John Odgers, who wa
STOPPING, upon the back OF the head ane
glancing down his back, inficting injur
les. It is thought he will die.
Bozeman Chronicle, 18th: The Goa
miners at Cokespur. near Livingston
went on a strike last Monday. The,
have been working by the day, but wer,
changed to piece work. The miner,
claim that it is hard to make wages in thl
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